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| Article number | 184425 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 20/11/2008 |
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Physical review B |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
We study the formation of inhomogeneous magnetization texture in the vicinity of a tunnel junction between two metallic ferromagnets nominally in the antiparallel configuration and its influence on the magnetoresistance of such a device. Such a texture, dependent on the magnetization rigidity and crystalline anisotropy energy in the ferromagnet, develops when the ferromagnetic coupling across the tunnel barrier increases above a critical value.